A world renowned animal behaviour professor has told an SRUC seminar that to increase animal welfare we must move away from words and take a more sensory based approach.

Song Lin, former chairman of state-owned China Resources Group, stood trial on charges of embezzlement and bribery on Monday in South China’s Guangzhou City.

The trial was handled by Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court. The procuratorate accused Song of embezzling over 9.74 million yuan (1.42 million U.S. dollars) from 2004 to 2013.

The accused is also alleged to have accepted 23.36 million yuan from 2005 to 2012 in return for helping other companies or individuals to secure project cooperation, promotion and other issues.

Song pled guilty to all charges.

Over 80 lawmakers, journalists and citizens attended the open trial.

The verdict will be announced at a later date.

Louise
Haigh, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy, commenting on
the Government’s announcement on a new internet safety strategy, said:

“The Government are passing the buck when
it comes to keeping people safe online.“

"The Digital Economy Bill – passing
through Parliament – didn’t make a single mention of online abuse or education;
they have failed to live up to their own benchmarks through the UK Council for
Child Internet Safety and have failed to introduce their long-promised
mandatory codes of practice for social media providers.”

“With
online bullying on the rise Ministers don’t need to hold another summit; they
need to take concrete action. That’s why Labour has called for statutory online
education to be introduced so children can make informed decisions online and
ask questions in a safe environment; for the introduction of mandatory codes of
practice for social media providers to prevent abuse; and for the Government to
stop the neglect of child mental health services.”

The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the award of 31 contract areas as part of the